VirginiaAuthority of local governments; definitions, service employees.
What it does
Authority of local governments; service employees. Permits any county, city, or town in the Commonwealth to provide for certain requirements concerning incumbent and successor service employers, defined in the bill, by local ordinance or resolution. For example, such local ordinance or resolution may require that successor service employers retain incumbent service employees during a transition period of 90 days.
More detail
Under the bill, service employees are those who perform work in connection with the care or maintenance of property, services at an airport, or food preparation services at schools. The provisions of the bill do not include any building owned by the Commonwealth or any institution of higher education. The bill provides that an employer that violates the provisions of a local ordinance or resolution enacted pursuant to the bill may be subject to a civil action and monetary damages. This bill is identical to HB 2559.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Apr 2Senate sustained Governor's vetoLatest
- Apr 2Passed by for the day
- Mar 24Vetoed by Governor Glenn YoungkinMajor
- Mar 11Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2024To Governor
- Mar 11Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2025Minor
- Mar 10Signed by PresidentMajor
- Mar 7Signed by SpeakerMajor
- Mar 7Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1489ER)Major
- Mar 7EnrolledMinor
- Feb 19Passed House (51-Y 46-N)Passed House
- Vote recorded Passed House (51-Y 46-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Read third timeMinor
- Feb 18Read second timeMinor
- Feb 14Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 9-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (12-Y 9-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 14Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- Feb 7Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #3Minor
- Feb 7Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and TownsMinor
- Feb 7Read first timeMinor
- Feb 7Placed on Calendar
- Feb 4Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 4Constitutional reading dispensed (on 3rd reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 4Rules suspended
- Feb 4Engrossed by Senate - committee substituteMajor
- Feb 4Finance and Appropriations Substitute agreed to
- Feb 4Reading of substitute waived
- Feb 4Read second timeMinor
- Feb 3Passed by for the day
- Vote recorded Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 3Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
- Feb 3Rules suspended
- Jan 30Committee substitute printed 25106632D-S1Major
- Vote recorded Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 30Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (10-Y 5-N)Minor
- Jan 27Reported from Local Government and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N)Minor
- Vote recorded Reported from Local Government and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (8-Y 7-N). Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 17Referred to Committee on Local GovernmentMinor
- Jan 17Presented and ordered printed 25105339DIntroduced